The focusing of initiatives in the northeast and east will also provide the basis for cross-border cooperation with the Poland's non-EU neighbours. (this section needs to be further developed, to answer SURFs query regarding what kind of problems SMEs face in these regions and why a TQM programme is chosen in order to foster development in these regions?
Por otro lado, la concentración de las iniciativas en la zona nororiental y oriental sentará las bases para la cooperación transfronteriza entre Polonia y los países limítrofes que no son miembros de la UE.